Sequential searches

# sequential search on random list
# returns first position of item in list
# returns none if item is not in list
# Search2 improves efficiency on a sorted list by stopping once > passed item

import random

random_items = []

def search(alist, item): #returns first position of item in a list
    for position, value in enumerate(alist,1):
        if value == item:
            return(value, position)

def search_2(alist, item):
    for position, value in enumerate(alist,1):
        if item == value:
            return(value,position)
        elif item < value:
            return("item is not in list")

# populate list
for x in range (0, 30):
    random_items.append(random.randint(0, 30))

print(random_items)

sorted_items = sorted(random_items)
print(sorted_items)

print(search(random_items, 14))
print(search_2(sorted_items, 14))